URI Stories of Impact

Our community is working tirelessly to bring peace and justice in all areas of the world regardless of religion. Read stories straight from the organizers.

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Endorses Nuclear Prayer Day

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew endorses Nuclear Prayer Day

Prestigious Guru Nanak Prize awarded to URI and its Founder the Rt. Rev. William E. Swing

URI Receives the 2024 Hofstra's Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize

URI CC Receives the Common Wealth Peace Prize

The co-founders of the Interfaith Mediation Centre, a URI Cooperation Circle from Kaduna Nigeria, West Africa, receive the first Commonwealth Peace Prize.

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World Kindness Liberia Cooperation Circle Activities Report

Learn about recent activities of World Kindness Liberia, which include caring for children left without parents after Ebola outbreaks.

Share your International Day of Peace plans!

International Day of Peace 2015 is almost upon us! This year, URI is gathering reports of celebrations on and around September 21 from all around the globe and plotting them on the map.

Empowering the Girl Child

Memoriam for Amelia Boynton Robinson

The Trail of Dreams World Peace Walk Cooperation Circle is sad to announce the passing of our member, elder, mentor and friend, Queen Mother Amelia Boynton Robinson (104 years wise), an icon in civil rights history, on August 26, 2015.

URI Horn of Africa General Assembly

Read news from the URI Horn of Africa General Assembly in Nairobi earlier this month; 11 Cooperation Circles were represented in the assembly and presented their work to participants and URI staff. It was a strong moment for the URI network.

Obama Calls Us To Be Active Neighbors

As I listened to President Obama address the nation on last week’s tragedy in San Bernardino, California I was surprised and relieved to hear a call for Americans to become active, as opposed to passive, neighbors to one another in this time of tension.

Why We Walk for Peace

Dear Family and Friends,

I wanted to share my response to those who are asking me, "What does 
walking have to do with real social change?"

George Shultz and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Discussing URI

At a dinner celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, I noticed URI President’s Council member and former United States Secretary of State George Shultz engaged in a conversation with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.

The Weekly Shot: Donation Container Mural

In this photo, Ahmed Ahmed paints a colorful and cheerful message on a container of donations to be sent to Somalia.

Friendship Day Celebration

It is our pleasure to share two pictures and a very short video of our Friendship Day Celebration.

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